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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: A-Trak on September 11, 2002, 04:36:08 PM
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Detroit trades Stackhouse to Washington for Hamilton...
The Pistons sent Stackhouse, forward Brian Cardinal and centre Ratko Varda to the Wizards for shooting guard Richard Hamilton, forward Bobby Simmons and guard Hubert Davis.
In essence, the Wizards are trading the future for the present as Michael Jordan prepares for one last shot at another NBA title. Hamilton is considered on the brink of all-star status, while Stackhouse is already there.
“When you have the opportunity to add an all-star player of Jerry's calibre, you can't hesitate on the chance to strengthen the team,” said Wizards general manager Wes Unseld. “We had to part with several players we were very high on, but we feel we have improved.”
Stackhouse, a two-time all-star selection, has a career scoring average over seven NBA seasons of 21.2 points, the highest among any player taken in the 1995 draft. Drafted third overall by Philadelphia, he was traded to Detroit in 1997. His best season came in 2000-01, when he finished second in the league with a 29.8-point average.
He is the third starter acquired by the Wizards this off-season. Washington signed free agent Larry Hughes to play point guard in July, and added free agent small forward Bryon Russell on Tuesday.
Coach Doug Collins said Tuesday that he plans to use Jordan as a backup behind Hamilton if Jordan decides to play another season. Now it appears that Jordan will play behind Stackhouse. Jordan is expected to announce his plans for the season later this month, but he has said he wants to play if his ailing knees will let him.
Hamilton, drafted seventh overall by the Wizards in 1999, has averaged 15.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists over three seasons. He averaged 20.0 points last season, trailing only Jordan.
Cardinal was drafted by Detroit in the second round of the 2000 draft out of Purdue. He has played in 23 games in two NBA seasons, averaging 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds. He spent 60 games on the injured list last season with a knee injury.
Varda, was signed by Detroit as a free-agent from Yugoslavia last summer. He spent 76 games on the injured list last season with a back injury.
Davis averaged 7.2 points last season and 8.8 points overall in his 10-year career. He made 45 per cent of his three-pointers last season, sixth best in the league.
Simmons just completed his rookie season with the Wizards, averaging 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 30 games.
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personally, I feel this was a bad move by the wizards. I know Stack has more experience than Rip, but he's so much older. Rip could have been a solid guard for the next 10 years or more. Stack has another 5 good years tops, plus I don't thin he is that much better than Rip.
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tell ya whats really dumb?
trying to put larry hughes as a point guard.
and also, stackhouse isnt that good, rip is better. even if he isnt better now, he will be
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i like this trade for the wizards...rip is a too limited in his offense..(cant shot 3's..he only made 17 last year...cant create his own shot...bad defender too)....while stackhouse...creates his own shot and can attack the rim much better...and he's not that old anyway...like 27??around there..the wizards will get a playoff spot this year
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I think it was a great move for the wizards
Stackhouse is so underated
i got 1 Q, is Micheal Jordan on the starting line up???
cause i heard somewhere that he wasent gonna be on it
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I can't believe the Pistons did this. At least they still got Wallace. ;D
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Stackhouse is better then Rip, Rip is a shooter, Stack is an inside player but can shoot the ball 2.
Dumb move by the pistons but oooh well good move 4 the wizards ;D ;D ;D
MJ, Stackhouse, Hughes, Russel, Brown, ... good team
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yeah good starters for the Wiz, but what about the bench? they havent got enough backup
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yo dogg got those new spreewells in yo sig,,
well any i think the wizards made a great move,there team is pretty stacked this year,there gonna have the most improved team in da nba,wit dixon,huges,stack.jordan,brown russel
cant wait til next season,i heard jordans knees fine and hes gettin in good shape for next season
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yeah i forgot about dixon.. ma bad.
yeah i love the spreewells man, the one in my sig are limited colourways, pretty rare